Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Jambo!! from ilula kenya

(For pictures of our clinic in Ilula, click here.)

Jambo!! We saw people from the village this morning. It is amazing the feeling that comes over you when for the first time someone is able to see leaves on trees or their families from further away. Each day is a treasure hunt for the one person or child who can have their life change by one small action. Ester is 17 and had told her parents that she could not see. They heard we were here, news travels fast in the village, she came and we were able to fit her immediately with the correct prescription. She was very happy and the next day her Mum came to tell me that Ester was very happy and could see. Her Mum said that Ester was the brightest of all her 11 children and would be sitting for exams to see if she could enter higher education. She wants to go into medicine and maybe become an eye doctor!! The children here have great love.
We are loaded up for our trip to Kipkaren. There we will see at least 70 patients plus anyone who wants to be seen. This is the home of the equipment and glasses. Julius, our person we have been training is catching on very quickly. We loaded all the equipment in Adele's landover tonight and will leave at 6:15am.
It has been and will continue to be an adventure.
Truly, Life is a "get to" not a "got to". For those who know me I don't sleep much anyway but every night it is hard to go to sleep--I might miss something!!
A single action can move the world!!
Kwaheri (Good-bye for now)
Dr. Fitzgerald

10 Comments:

At 1:24 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

The pictures are awesome..You guys are amazing, I am so proud of all of you. Tell Roy I'm glad to see him using the autorefractor and Lori pre testing!! Way to go guys:) Keep up the great work.

 
At 2:19 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

WOW!!! Very impressive and awe inspiring. It is cool to see you all in action and making a difference in so many lives. Your blogs are one of the highlights of my day. Keep up the great work!

 
At 2:48 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

WOW!!!!

It sounds like you are all doing a GREAT job over there and helping lots of people-Amazing!!!! I wish I was there with you all!!! Please tell me you got a picture of the girrafe kissing you!!! Try to get some sleep with all the long days you are putting!! The kids sound awesome-very appreciative!! Take care- Tell Lori and Roy hello and keep up the good work!!! Hope to see you all soon!!! Be SAFE!!!

 
At 2:58 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

roy,
i need to know what to do with gayla hustons tray!!!!!!

 
At 3:14 PM , Blogger Bridgit said...

Lily said she doesn't miss Daddy so much now that she saw his picture - thank you!! We are praying for you all.

Bridgit & kids

 
At 8:03 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a true blessing for all of you to serve the families and children. It will be great to see all of you --but the pictures help.
I can only imagine how it feels to truly help those who have no resources for the things we so easily take for granted.
See you soon
Michele

 
At 5:35 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Pictures so far are great!!
Keep sending them so we can see more this week.

Excited for you and your team can't wait to see more.

Tammy

 
At 7:40 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good Morning!!!
Iowa missing the team!!!
DONT KISS THE LIONS!!!!!
michele

 
At 7:53 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow you guys are keeping busy. Looks like a lot of fun and very inspiring. It will be interesting to see how many patients you will see while you are over there. Glad to hear that you interact well with the animals!!! Now remember....keep the animals there. I don't think the dogs would like any giraffes, monkeys, or lions. Can't wait to see more pictures and read some more.

Lynn

 
At 8:05 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

How amazing are you....I just cannot believe you pulled it off...now to many more years of great service ahead for Spanda Inc.....Everything here is going smoothly...got under control!!

Sandy

 

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